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A glycoprotein hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Thyrotropin stimulates THYROID GLAND by increasing the iodide transport, synthesis and release of thyroid hormones (THYROXINE and TRIIODOTHYRONINE). Thyrotropin consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.

Also Known As:

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone; Thyreotropin; Thyrotrophin; Hormone, Thyroid-Stimulating; TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone); Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 80400
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Pituitary Hormones: 601
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 187
        Thyrotropin: 7838
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Peptides: 82426
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Pituitary Hormones: 601
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 187
        Thyrotropin: 7838

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